Geomorphology








Concept of geomorphology

Geomorphology is the study of landforms. It is related to the features of the Earth. The word Geomorphology means :the study of the form of the Earth. It is related to the tectonism, volcanism meteorology and others.
Geomorphology draws upon all fields of geology, such as: structural geology, geophysics, mineralogy, petrology, sedimentation and stratigraphy, hydrology, glacial geology, paleoclimatology, etc

Difference between landscape and landform

Landform: Is a geographical  individual feature of earth’s surface like a slope, valley or mountain.
Landscape: Is a group of landforms that make it


Extragenic processes that form landscape

An extragenic process is caused by objects in the space that crash into Earth’s surface like: meteors, comets and others.
It can cause landforms like depressions or valleys.



Endogenic processes that form landscape

It is the process that happens in Earth’s mantle with the movement of the tectonic plates
They can make monetines and mounetine ranges.


Exogenic processes that form landscape
It is caused by weather, erosion ,and other climate conditions
It produces landforms like: plateaus, canyons, mesas and others

1 example of landforms
One example of a landform is : a mountine range
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